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Writing Guides and Textbooks
Crystal Crawford
  • Dec 31, 2020
  • 3 min

Writing Guides and Textbooks

Though I've always been a fiction writer, my first online writing endeavors were actually mostly nonfiction. While working as a Graduate...
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Overcoming Writer's Block
Crystal Crawford
  • Sep 19, 2020
  • 3 min

Overcoming Writer's Block

All writers encounter writer's block from time to time. Here are 4 simple techniques to get those words flowing.
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Fear: A Writer's Worst Enemy
Crystal Crawford
  • Sep 19, 2020
  • 4 min

Fear: A Writer's Worst Enemy

Many of the reasons writers give for not writing are chiefly motivated by one element: Fear.
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So What Is Arameth, Exactly?
Crystal Crawford
  • Feb 17, 2020
  • 27 min

So What Is Arameth, Exactly?

A brief tour of Arameth, to show you what emerged from this world and how it all came together.
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If You Write Fiction, This Is for You!
Crystal Crawford
  • Aug 10, 2019
  • 1 min

If You Write Fiction, This Is for You!

Announcing my new "crash course in fiction writing" guide!
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Plantsing: How Loose Outlines Save My Turkey… and My Books
Crystal Crawford
  • Nov 19, 2018
  • 5 min

Plantsing: How Loose Outlines Save My Turkey… and My Books

If you’ve followed any of my series on Plotting, you know that I like plotting.But here’s my secret: I didn’t use to plot my stories at all.
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Plotting Your Story, Step #7: The Perfect Ending
Crystal Crawford
  • Nov 12, 2018
  • 3 min

Plotting Your Story, Step #7: The Perfect Ending

Hi, everyone, and welcome to the final post in my “Plotting Your Story” series: Plotting Your Story, Step #7: The Perfect Ending!
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Plotting Your Story, Step #6: Detailed Outline
Crystal Crawford
  • Nov 5, 2018
  • 7 min

Plotting Your Story, Step #6: Detailed Outline

Hi, everyone, and welcome to post #6 in my “Plotting Your Story” series: Plotting Your Story, Step #6: Detailed Outlines!
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Plotting Your Story, Step #5: Revelations
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 29, 2018
  • 5 min

Plotting Your Story, Step #5: Revelations

Hi, everyone, and welcome to post #5 in my “Plotting Your Story” series: Plotting Your Story, Step #5: Revelations!
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Plotting Your Story, Step #4: Thematic Threads
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 22, 2018
  • 5 min

Plotting Your Story, Step #4: Thematic Threads

Today’s post is the next in the Plotting Your Story series: Plotting Your Story, Step #4: Thematic Threads!
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Plotting Your Story, Step #3: External Story (Plot)
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 15, 2018
  • 5 min

Plotting Your Story, Step #3: External Story (Plot)

Today’s post is the next in the Plotting Your Story series: Plotting Your Story, Step #3: External Story (Plot)!
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Plotting Your Story, Step #2: Internal Story (Characters)
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 8, 2018
  • 12 min

Plotting Your Story, Step #2: Internal Story (Characters)

Today’s post is the next in the Plotting Your Story series: Plotting Your Story, Step #2: Internal Story (Characters)!
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Plotting Your Story, Step #1: Premise
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 1, 2018
  • 4 min

Plotting Your Story, Step #1: Premise

Today’s post is the first in the Plotting Your Story series: Plotting Your Story, Step #1: Premise!
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Plotting Your Story: How to Craft a Complex, Compelling Story That Keeps Readers Turning the Pages
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 1, 2018
  • 1 min

Plotting Your Story: How to Craft a Complex, Compelling Story That Keeps Readers Turning the Pages

Hi, everyone, and welcome to my blog post series… Plotting Your Story: How to Craft a Complex, Compelling Story Plot!
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Secrets of “Show, Don’t Tell”: What It Really Means and How to Do It Well
Crystal Crawford
  • Jan 15, 2018
  • 10 min

Secrets of “Show, Don’t Tell”: What It Really Means and How to Do It Well

A question I'm asked repeatedly: What about “Show, Don’t Tell”? How do I do it? What are the rules?
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What to Do When Writing Sucks
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 30, 2017
  • 4 min

What to Do When Writing Sucks

What to do when it suddenly feels like writing sucks and you wonder why you ever decided to do this in the first place.
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Should You NaNoWriMo?
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 26, 2017
  • 2 min

Should You NaNoWriMo?

Here are some things to consider before committing to the crunch of 50,000 words in November.
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How to Succeed at NaNoWriMo
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 26, 2017
  • 3 min

How to Succeed at NaNoWriMo

a brief bullet-point list of some of the things I learned from my frenzied first-time NaNoWriMo experience...
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How to Self-Edit Your Writing
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 16, 2017
  • 6 min

How to Self-Edit Your Writing

A good self-edit can make a huge difference in your writing, but only if you know how to do it well. Here are 7 tips to help you self-edit..
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Titles and Blurbs
Crystal Crawford
  • Oct 6, 2017
  • 6 min

Titles and Blurbs

A quick bullet-point list of tips for choosing a title and writing a blurb--these are essentially the notes from a live Writers Chat I did..
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